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VANCOUVER— While visiting with families affected by the fentanyl crisis, B.C. New Democrat Leader John Horgan spoke out about the need for a new government that will address the problems people face and deliver the services people count on. “Fentanyl has already …

New Democrat spokesperson for labour Shane Simpson reintroduced legislation that would ensure that first responders who are suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder are presumed to have suffered the injury due to their work. Simpson’s Workers’ Compensation Amendment Act would cover police, …

Premier Christy Clark and the B.C. Liberal government doubled Medical Services Plan premiums, and now that an election is near, they are trying to trick British Columbians into forgetting their record. If Premier Clark wanted lower taxes for ordinary people she …

The following op-ed by John Horgan, Leader of the Official Opposition originally appeared on CBC News We lost 914 people to overdoses last year. Mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, friends, and partners were stolen away from those they loved. We need to work together on …

VICTORIA— A leaked memo from Island Health Authority shows that Premier Christy Clark’s underfunding of healthcare is forcing the authority to make cuts and put patients at risk. Island Health president Brendan Carr sent a memo to senior staff …

VANCOUVER— November’s shocking report on deaths from drug overdoses is a stark demonstration of the effect of Christy Clark’s too little, too late approach to the drug overdose crisis that has been rapidly rising in B.C. for the past three …

VICTORIA – More than 500,000 B.C. families will see one of the largest ever medical services premium (MSP) tax hikes on January 1, thanks to Christy Clark’s MSP shell game, says B.C. Official Opposition New Democrat Leader John Horgan. “Medical …

VICTORIA –The Christy Clark government is failing to protect an increasingly vulnerable senior population from the effects of the affordability crisis, say the Official Opposition New Democrats. “Seniors are waiting too long for services and aren’t getting the support they …